'We'll knock it out fast': Trump may target Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said Washington may strike Iran's Pickaxe mountain facility as he seeks to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, while ruling out the use of nuclear weapons in the ongoing war.Speaking to Newsmax, Trump said the US was examining the possibility of targeting the site, which is buried deep underground near one of Iran's alleged main nuclear facilities, Reuters reported."Their nuclear is buried under millions of tons of mountain. Now we're looking at Pickaxe Mountain. We may have to go there,” Trump said.“We'll take a shot at that one. We'll knock it out fast," he added.Trump also rejected the need to deploy nuclear weapons against Iran, saying the US could achieve its objectives without them."I wouldn't use nuclear.
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